Fragments
A fragment is an incomplete _____________.
sentence
Every sentence has to have a _________ and a __________.
subject, predicate
The subject is who or ______ the sentence is about.
what
The predicate is like the __________ in a story.
action or plot
What color do you get if you mix blue and yellow?
green
might mow her grass
Is this a fragment?
Yes
Is your ice cream good?
What type of sentence is this?
question
The subject of the sentence most often comes at the beginning or end of the sentence?
beginning
What part of speech is the predicate?
verb
The United States is on which continent? (HINT: It has 2 words.)
North America
go to bed
Is this a fragment?
No
Football games can go on for hours and hours.
What type of sentence is this?
statement
What is the subject of this sentence?
Mrs. Carney drove quickly to the hospital.
Mrs. Carney
What is the predicate?
We took the bus.
took
Los Angeles is on the coast of which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
take this with
Make this fragment a sentence.
Take this with you.
I take this with me everywhere.
Correct the capitalization and punctuation:
the hungry tiger is coming right for us
The hungry tiger is coming right for us!
What is the simple subject?
The name of my friend's baby is "Scout."
name
What is the SIMPLE predicate?
She is cooking dinner.
is cooking
Name one country that borders the United States.
Canada, Mexico, Russia, Cuba, or the Bahamas.
Because I said so!
But *IF* it is a proper sentence, just say "complete."
I said so.
stop it
What type of sentence is this?
Are you OK?
you
What is the simple predicate:
Was the test hard?
was
What is the main difference between a spider and an insect?
A spider has 8 legs, or an insect has only 6 legs.